2015 MERCEDES-BENZ G-Class odometer

Cooling
see Climate control
Copyright ............................................ .27
Cornering light function
Function/notes ............................ .104
Cruise control
Cruise control lever ....................... 163
Display message ............................ 229
Driving system ............................... 162
Function/notes ............................ .162
Resuming the stored speed ........... 164
Selecting ........................................ 163
Storing and maintaining current
speed ............................................. 164
Cup holder
Center console .............................. 254
Important safety notes .................. 254
Rear compartment ......................... 254
Customer Assistance Center
(CAC) ..................................................... 25
Customer Relations Department ....... 25D
Data see Technical data
Daytime running lamps
Display message ............................ 221
Switching on/off (on-board com-
puter) ............................................. 207
Switching on/off (switch) ................ 99
Declarations of conformity ................. 24
Delayed switch-off
Exterior lighting (on-board com-
puter) ............................................. 207
Interior lighting .............................. 208
Differential locks
Disengaging ................................... 190
Engaging ........................................ 189
Front axle ...................................... 190
General notes ................................ 188
Rear axle ........................................ 190
Terrain .......................................... .188
Transfer case ................................. 190
Digital speedometer ......................... 201
Display (cleaning instructions) ........285
Display messages
Calling up (on-board computer) ..... 212 Driving systems ............................
.225
Engine ............................................ 221
General notes ................................ 211
Hiding (on-board computer) ........... 212
Lights ............................................. 218
Safety systems .............................. 213
Service interval display .................. 279
SmartKey ....................................... 234
Tires ............................................... 229
Vehicle .......................................... .232
Distance display (on-board com-
puter) ................................................. .205
Distance recorder
see Trip odometer
Distance warning (warning lamp) .... 245
DISTRONIC PLUS
Activating ....................................... 171
Activation conditions ..................... 171
Cruise control lever ....................... 171
Deactivating ................................... 176
Display message ............................ 227
Displays in the multifunction dis-
play ................................................ 174
Driving tips ................................... .176
Function/notes ............................ .169
Important safety notes .................. 169
Selecting ........................................ 171
Setting the specified minimum
distance ......................................... 175
Warning lamp ................................. 245
Door control panel
Overview .......................................... 37
Doors
Automatic locking (on-board com-
puter) ............................................. 208
Automatic locking (switch) .............. .75
Central locking/unlocking
(SmartKey) ...................................... .68
Display message ............................ 233
Emergency locking ........................... 75
Emergency unlocking ....................... 75
Important safety note s.................... 73
Opening (from inside) ...................... 73
Overview .......................................... 73
Drinking and driving ......................... 153
Drive program
Automatic ...................................... 144
Display ........................................... 140 Index
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Trailer
7-pin connector ............................. 193
Power supply ................................. 193
Trailer coupling (cleaning instruc-
tions) .................................................. 285
Trailer loads
Technical data ............................... 347
Trailer tow hitch
Ball position ................................... 347
Trailer towing
ESP® .............................................. .65
PARKTRONIC ................................. 184
Transfer case
General notes ................................ 186
Shift range .....................................1 86
Shifting .......................................... 186
Shifting (general notes) .................. 187
Shifting (important safety notes) ... 186
Shifting to neutra l.......................... 188
Switching off the off-road gear
ratio ............................................... 187
Switching on the off-road gear
ratio ............................................... 187
Transmission
see Automatic transmission
Transmission positions .................... 142
Transporting the vehicle .................. 300
Traveling uphill
Brow of hill ..................................... 162
Trip computer (on-board com-
puter) .................................................. 200
Trip odometer
Calling up ....................................... 200
Resetting (on-board computer) ...... 201
Turn signals
Changing bulbs (front) ................... 111
Display message ............................ 219
Switching on/of f........................... 103
TWR (Tongue Weight Rating) (defi-
nition) ................................................. 327
Type identification plate
see Vehicle identification plate U
Unlocking Emergency unlocking ....................... 75 From inside the vehicle (central
unlocking button) ............................. 74 V
Vanity mirror Sun visor ........................................ 255
Variable SPEEDTRONIC
Function/note s............................. 166
Vehicle
Correct use ...................................... 25
Data acquisition ............................... 26
Display message ............................ 232
Emergency locking ........................... 75
Emergency unlocking ....................... 75
Equipment ....................................... 21
Individual settings .......................... 206
Limited Warranty ............................. 25
Loading .......................................... 316
Locking (SmartKey ).......................... 68
Lowering ........................................ 330
Maintenance .................................... 22
Parking for a long period ................ 152
Pulling away ................................... 134
Raising ........................................... 328
Reporting problems ......................... 25
Securing from rolling away ............ 328
Tow-starting ................................... 298
Towing away .................................. 298
Transporting .................................. 300
Unlocking (SmartKey )...................... 68
Vehicle data ................................... 344
Vehicle data ....................................... 344
Vehicle data (off-road driving)
Approach/departure angle ............ 346
Fording depth ................................ 345
Maximum gradient climbing abil-
ity .................................................. 346
Vehicle dimensions ........................... 344
Vehicle identification number
see VIN
Vehicle identification plate .............. 336
Vehicle tool kit .................................. 290
Ventilation
Setting the airflow ......................... 124
Video
Operating the DVD ......................... 203
VIN ...................................................... 336 18
Index

Information for customers in Califor-
nia
In California, you have the right to exchange a
vehicle or receive a refund of the purchase or leasing price if Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
and/or an authorized workshop or mainte-
nance facility cannot, after several authorizedrepairs, rectify considerable damage to or
malfunctions of the vehicle that are covered
by the contractual warranty. During the
period of 18 months from original delivery of
the vehicle or the accumulation of 18,000
miles (approximately 29,000 km) on the
odometer of the vehicle, whichever occurs
first, a reasonable number of repair attempts
is presumed for a retail buyer or lessee if one
or more of the following occurs:
(1) the serious defect or damage can result in deadly or serious injury to the vehicle
occupants while driving AND this defect
has already been repaired at least twice
AND Mercedes-Benz, LLC has been
informed in writing of the necessity of a
repair.
(2) the defect or damage, though less seri- ous than (1) above, has already been
repaired at least four times AND
Mercedes-Benz has been informed in
writing of the necessity of a repair.
(3) the vehicle cannot be used for longer than 30 calendar days because of repair
work resulting from this or other serious
defects or damage.
Please send your written notice to:
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Customer Assistance Center
One Mercedes Drive
Montvale, NJ 07645-0350 Maintenance
The Service and Warranty Booklet describes
all the necessary maintenance work which
should be done at regular intervals. Always have the Service and Warranty Book-
let with you when you bring the vehicle to an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. The ser-
vice advisor will record every service for you
in the Service and Warranty Booklet. Roadside Assistance
The Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assistance
Program offers technical help in the event of a breakdown. Calls to the toll-free Roadside
Assistance Hotline are answered by our
agents 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
1-800-FOR-MERCedes(1-800-367-6372)
(USA)
1-800-387-0100 (Canada)
For additional information, refer to the
Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assistance Pro-
gram brochure (USA) or the "Roadside Assis-
tance" section in the Service and Warranty
booklet (Canada). You will find both in your
vehicle literature portfolio. Change of address or change of own-
ership
In the event of a change of address, please
send us the "Notification of Address Change" in the Service and Guarantee booklet or sim-
ply call the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assis-
tance Center (USA) at the hotline number
1-800-FOR-MERCedes(1-800-367-6372 )or
Customer Service Center (Canada) at
1-800-387-0100. This will assist us in con-
tacting you in a timely manner should the
need arise.
If you sell your Mercedes, please leave the
entire literature in the vehicle so that it is
available to the next owner.
If you have purchased a used car, please send us the "Notification of Used Car Purchase" inthe Service and Guarantee booklet or simply
call the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center (USA) at the hotline number
1-800-FOR-MERCedes(1-800-367-6372) or22
Introduction

B
Time
C Transfer case position (Y page 186)
X To show menu bar ?:press the =
or ; button on the steering wheel.
Menu bar ?disappears after a few seconds.
Text field =shows the selected menu or
submenu as well as display messages.
For further information on displaying the
transmission position, see (Y page 140).
i You can set the time using COMAND; see
the separate operating instructions.
The following messages may appear in the
multifunction display:
Z Gearshift recommendation (AMG
vehicles) (Y page 145)
¯ Cruise control (Y page 162)
LIM
LIM SPEEDTRONIC (Y
page 166)
¤ ECO start/stop function (AMG vehi-
cles) (Y page 135)
LOW LOW
RANGE RANGE LOW RANGE off-road gear
(Y
page 186)
ë HOLD function (Y page 180)Menus and submenus
Menu overview
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to call up the menu bar and select a
menu.
Operating the on-board computer
(Y page 198).
Depending on the equipment installed in the
vehicle, you can call up the following menus:
R Trip Trip menu (Y page 200)
R Navi
Navi menu (navigation instructions)
(Y page 201)
R Audio
Audio menu (Y page 203)
R Tel
Tel menu (telephone) (Y page 204)
R DriveAssist
DriveAssist menu (assistance)
(Y page 205)
R Serv
Serv menu (Y page 206) R
Sett Sett menu (settings) (Y page 206)
R AMG AMG menu in AMG vehicles (Y page 209) Trip menu
Standard display X
Press and hold the %button on the
steering wheel until the Trip
Tripmenu with
trip odometer :and odometer ;is
shown.
Trip computer "From start" or "From
reset" Example: trip computer "From Start"
:
Distance
; Time
= Average speed
? Average fuel consumption
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip Tripmenu.
X Press 9or: to select From Start
From Start
or From Reset
From Reset.
The values in the From Start
From Startsubmenu are
calculated from the start of a journey whilst
the values in the From Reset From Resetsubmenu are
calculated from the last time the submenu
was reset (Y page 201).
The From Start From Start trip computer is automati-
cally reset when: 200
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays

R
the ignition has been switched off for more
than four hours.
R 999 hours have been exceeded.
R 9,999 miles have been exceeded.
The From Reset
From Reset trip computer is automati-
cally reset if the value exceeds 9999 hour sor
99,999 miles.
Range :
Approximate range
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip Tripmenu.
X Press 9or: to select the approxi-
mate range.
The approximate range that can be covered
depends on the fuel level and your current
driving style. If there is only a small amount of
fuel left in the fuel tank, the display shows a
vehicle being refueled Cinstead of the
range.
Digital speedometer :
Digital speedometer
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip Tripmenu.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
digital speedometer. Resetting values Example: resetting the trip computer "From Start"
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip
Tripmenu.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
function that you wish to reset.
X Press the abutton.
X Press the :button to select Yes
Yesand
press the abutton to confirm.
You can reset the values of the following func-
tions:
R Trip odometer
R "From Start" trip computer
R "From Reset" trip computer Navigation system menu
Displaying navigation instructions In the
Navi
Navimenu, the multifunction display
shows navigation instructions.
For more information, see the separate oper-
ating instructions.
X Switch on COMAND (see the separate
operating instructions).
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Navi Navimenu. Menus and submenus
201On-board computer and displays Z

Maintenance menu
Example: service menu
In the Service
Service menu, you have the following
options:
R Calling up display messages
(Y page 212)
R Checking the tire pressure electronically
(Y page 314)
R Calling up the service due date
(Y page 280) Settings menu
Introduction Example: settings menu
In the Sett. Sett. menu, you have the following
options:
R Changing the instrument cluster settings
(Y page 206)
R Changing the light settings (Y page 207)
R Changing the vehicle settings
(Y page 208)
R Changing the convenience settings
(Y page 208)
R Restoring the factory settings
(Y page 209) Instrument cluster Selecting the unit of measurement for dis-
tance
The Display Unit Speed-/Odometer: Display Unit Speed-/Odometer:
function allows you to choose whether cer-
tain displays appear in kilometers or miles in the multifunction display.
You can determine whether the multifunction
display shows some messages in miles or
kilometers.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Sett. Sett.menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Inst. Cluster
Inst. Cluster submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Display Unit Speed-/Odometer:
Display Unit Speed-/Odometer: func-
tion.
You will see the selected setting: km kmor
miles miles.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
The selected unit of measurement for dis-
tance applies to: R Vehicles with instrument cluster in kilo-
meters: digital speedometer in the Trip Trip
menu
R the odometer and the trip odometer
R the trip computer
R the current consumption and the range
R the navigation instructions in the Navi
Navi
menu
R cruise control
R SPEEDTRONIC
R DISTRONIC PLUS
R the service interval display 206
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays